How has the court dealt with a motion to reopen a trial where the jury had already reached a verdict on all counts?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Oberdiear, B287387 (Cal. App. 2020):
First, Oberdiear made the motion at a very late stage. When Oberdiear asked to reopen, the jury already had reached a verdict on all counts. The jury was waiting to be called into the courtroom for the reading of the verdict. (See People v. Funes (1994) 23 Cal.App.4th 1506, 1520 [trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying motion to reopen where "jury had already been deliberating for nearly a full day before defense counsel made his request"].)
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